Pitta Country Style Bread
Recipe: #24578
August 04, 2016
Categories: Breads, Greek, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Bisquick, Brunch, Sunday Dinner, Oven Bake, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, No Eggs, Non-Dairy Vegan, Vegetarian, Yeast Bread, Flour, Oil, more
"Here this recipe is an authentic Greek Pitta; soft, slightly bubbly bread that is a pleasure to make. It can be eaten in a variety of ways, such as filled with salad or little chunks of barbecued meat."
Original is 10-12 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (88.4 g)
- Calories 218.7
- Total Fat - 2.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.4 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 744.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.5 g
- Sugars - 0.3 g
- Protein - 8.3 g
- Calcium - 22.6 mg
- Iron - 2.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine the flour, yeast and salt. Combine the olive oil and 1 cup water, then add the flour mixture, stirring in the same direction, and then working with your hands until the dough is stiff.
Step 2
Place the dough in a clean bowl, cover with a clean dish towel and leave in a warm place for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
Step 3
Knead the dough for 10 minutes, or until smooth. Lightly oil the bowl, place the dough in it, cover again and leave to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
Step 4
Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. With lightly floured hands, flatten each piece, then roll out into a round measuring about 8-inch x 1/4-1/2-inch thick.
Step 5
Heat a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, lay one piece of flattened dough in the pan and cook for 15-20 seconds. Turn it over and cook the second side for about 1 minute.
Step 6
When large bubbles start to form on the bread, which should be after about 1-2 minutes or so, turn it over again. It should puff up. Using a clean dish towel, gently press on the bread where the bubbles have formed. Cook the bread for a total of 3 minutes, then remove the pitta from the pan. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Step 7
Wrap the pitta breads in a clean dish towel, stacking them as each one is cooked.
Step 8
Serve the pittas hot while they are soft and moist, with a main meal, such as lamb kebabs, or as part of a meze table.
Variation on Baking Instead, below
Step 9
To bake the breads, preheat the oven to 425-degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 10
Fill an unglazed or partially glazed dish with hot water and place in the bottom of the hot oven.
Step 11
Alternately, arrange a handful of unglazed tiles in the base of the oven. Use either a non-stick baking sheet or a lightly oiled baking sheet and heat in the oven for a few minutes.
Step 12
Place two or three pieces of flattened dough on to the hot baking sheet and place in the hottest part of the oven.
Step 13
Bake for 2 - 3 minutes, or until puffed up. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Step 14
Makes 12 pitta breads.
Tips
No special items needed.
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